"Love never dies, it only changes form." —John Masiulionis (from Walking Each Other Home— Zachary's Mission: A Hospice for Children)

Grief can turn an ordinary life into survival mode, where every small task feels like a mountain. This conversation stays with the reality of loss while showing how faith, service, and everyday kindness can slowly rebuild a sense of meaning. It is about learning to keep going when a loved one is gone, and discovering that purpose can grow out of the deepest pain.

Manager of PR From The Heart LLC | Award-Winning Children's Author | Certified Animal Communicator, John Masiulionis, shares how the loss of his grandmother, a testicular cancer diagnosis, financial collapse, and a lifetime of self-doubt became the soil for his award-winning children's book Walking Each Other Home— Zachary's Mission: A Hospice for Children, his spiritual work, and his path as a certified animal communicator.

Press play to be part of a honest, hope-filled conversation about grief, purpose, and love that does not end with death, including:

• How John's relationship with his grandmother shaped his spirituality and life work

• The turning point when testicular cancer, debt, and near-eviction redefined success

• The story behind Walking Each Other Home: Zachary's Mission, A Hospice for Children

• Why children's hospice, chronic illness, and early mortality need gentler stories

• How small "Earth Angels" moments can change the direction of a life

• The role of faith, forgiveness, and self-love in moving through grief

• How animal communication and our pets can support emotional healing

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Episode Highlights:

02:17 Meet John Babcia's Love and Spiritual Awakening

09:20 Career Change and Calling

12:44 Hitting Rock Bottom: Financial Crisis, Cancer Diagnosis, Learning Radical Trust

23:25 Self-Forgiveness, Self-Love, and Becoming a Better Man

27:43 Zachary's Mission

42:44 Keeping Loved Ones Alive by Name

46:45 Becoming an Animal Communicator

52:42 Follow Your Heart

Resources:

Books

📖Grid: Once in a Lifetime You Get to Start Over by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette

📖Live, Love, Survive, Thrive! by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette

📖Walking Each Other Home— Zachary's Mission: A Hospice for Children by John Masiulionis

🎨Walking Each Other Home—Zachary's Mission: A Hospice for Children-themed coloring sheet (to add link once John's website is updated)

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Life moves fast, and it rarely waits for us to feel ready. Many of us spend years reacting instead of choosing, putting off joy while handling responsibilities, loss, and constant pressure. This conversation centers on reclaiming control and deciding how we truly want to live.

Business strategist and connector, Heather Nelson, shares how unexpected loss reshaped her perspective on time, relationships, and leadership. Her journey from survival mode to intentional living now drives how she builds businesses, connections, and community.

Press play to explore how we move from drifting through life to actively shaping it.

• Becoming the driver of our own life

• How loss creates clarity and urgency

• Letting go of waiting for the perfect time

• Building a life aligned with values

• The role of connection in growth and resilience

• Moving from survival to thriving: how the road looks like

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Episode Highlights:

02:52 Meet Heather

09:58 Divorce, Starting Over & Choosing to Build a Life You Truly Love

15:28 Letting Go of Phones, Money Stress & Re-Focusing on What Really Matters

18:45 Moving Forward After Loss as a Business Owner (Getting Unstuck)

22:46 Rebuilding After Divorce

24:41 Mom of Four & Surrogacy

35:28 Manifesting, Abundance

43:53 Helping Hospitality & Event Businesses Grow

Resources:

Books

📖Grid: Once in a Lifetime You Get to Start Over by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette

📖Live, Love, Survive, Thrive! by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette

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"Let's change the conversation. Let's talk about grief like we talk about the weather." —Victoria Volk

Life can look fine on the outside while something underneath stays unresolved. Anger, numbness, anxiety, and self-sabotaging habits often point to grief we were never taught how to process. This conversation meets that reality without fixing, shaming, or spiritual bypassing.

The Unleashed Heart author, Victoria Volk, shares how unprocessed grief reshaped her identity and eventually led her to build a body-based, evidence-informed approach to healing that moves people from survival into real expansion.

Press play and sit with this conversation, then explore the themes that matter most right now:

• Grief beyond death and why endings linger in the body

• Trauma versus grief and how they interact

• STERBs and the behaviors grief often hides behind

• Rebuilding identity after life breaks open

• What thriving actually looks like after loss

• Living fully while carrying grief, not erasing it

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Episode Highlights:

02:13 Victoria's Grief Journey: Childhood Loss and Trauma

06:39 Childhood Emotional Suppression and Learning to Read the Room

10:14 Short-Term Coping: Shopping, Alcohol, Doom-Scrolling and More

14:12 Grief Timeline and the Reality of Doing the Hard Work

20:58 Energy Types Explained: Manifestors, Generators, Projectors, Reflectors

24:31 Grief Myths

27:26 What is Biofield Tuning and How Distance Energy Healing Works

31:33 How to Spark the Desire to Heal and Do the Inner Work

35:13 Short-Term vs Deep Work and Being Ready

Resources:

Books

📖Grid: Once in a Lifetime You Get to Start Over by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette

📖Live, Love, Survive, Thrive! by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette (COMING SOON)

📖Get Victoria's Book: The Guided Heart: Moving Through Grief and Finding Spiritual Solace by Victoria Volk

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"Dogs are intuitive. They listen, they hear, and they actually respond back if you just allow them to. Dakota is my best friend." —Kimberly Hubenette

Grief can shrink daily life, leaving long hours that feel heavy and quiet. In this space, companionship becomes more than comfort. It becomes a reason to keep showing up.

After losing her husband, Dr. Kimberly shares how her rescue dog Dakota, became a steady presence through grief, responsibility, and healing. Their bond grew through training, trust, and the simple rhythm of caring for another life.

Press play for a heartfelt conversation on grief, pets, and resilience, and explore:

• Grieving a spouse and adjusting to life alone

• How pets support emotional healing after loss

• Rescue dogs, trauma, and rebuilding trust

• The role of routine and responsibility in recovery

• Unconditional love and nonverbal connection

• Training, leadership, and safety with dogs

• Why animals often know when we are struggling

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Episode Highlights:

01:25 Meet Dakota: More Than a Dog

05:23 Dogs Get It— Even When Humans Don't

09:57 Dakota Steps Up When It Matters Most

12:31 From Axious to Confident: Dakota's Training Journey

15:52 Unconditional Love on Four Legs and a Wagging Tail

19:12 Why Your Dog's Oral Health Matters

21:12 Dakota's Least Favorite Thing

Resources:

📖Grid: Once in a Lifetime You Get to Start Over by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette

📖Live, Love, Survive, Thrive! by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette (COMING SOON)

"You can handle things in life if you're taking care of yourself, physically and mentally." —Ann Tirrell

Some days it feels like no matter how much we try, the weight of loss, stress, or just everyday demands won't let us catch our breath. But strength isn't built in big leaps; it's in the small daily choices— the way we move, eat, rest, and show up for ourselves. When life knocks us off course, there's always a way back through routine, resilience, and the right kind of support.

After decades as a teacher and school administrator, and through seasons of grief and healing, Ann Tirrell became a wellness advocate and biohacker focused on balance, longevity, and self-care. Her journey shows how fitness, food, nature, and gratitude aren't just practices, but lifelines that make thriving possible.

Listen as Ann and Kimberly dive into aging well, addiction and loss, the role of movement and nutrition, the power of morning rituals, and why resilience is the real secret to lasting health.

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Episode Highlights:

02:36 Biohacking Basics: Aging with Intention

05:58 Eat to Thrive: Food as Medicine and Biohacking Routine

07:39 The Value of Habits

09:19 Move with Meaning

15:36 The Biiohacker's Toolkit: Sugar, Sweetness, and Electrolytes

18:32 The Roots of Self-Care

22:39 Growth Through Adversity

30:46 Daily Steps After Trauma and Loss

35:23 What Support Group Really Means

38:46 Catching Up with Mimi

Resources:

📖Grid: Once in a Lifetime You Get to Start Over by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette

📖Live, Love, Survive, Thrive! by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette (COMING SOON)

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"Life is not a smooth, even journey. Life is a bumpy up-and-down journey. You have your highs and your lows. You have to just hold on to that bumpy road, and you just keep going." —William Quan

Life can break routines, identities, and relationships without warning. Grief changes how days are lived, decisions are made, and meaning is defined. This conversation holds space for the quiet realities that come after loss.

Dr. Kimberly Hubenette sits down with her father, Dr. William Quan, to reflect on his journey through grief after losing his wife of 44 years, his path as an immigrant son turned lifelong dentist, and the choices that helped him survive and continue building a meaningful life.

Press play to hear a raw, generational perspective on grief, resilience, and adaptation, along with practical wisdom shaped by decades of lived experience.

In this episode, we cover:

• Navigating grief after the loss of a spouse

• The difference between surviving and tolerating loss

• Immigration, identity, and resilience across generations

• The impact of long-term partnership and shared purpose

• Three paths widows and widowers often face after loss

• Why purpose, routine, and contribution matter later in life

• Journaling as a lifelong tool for reflection and grounding

• Living with memory without being trapped by it

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Episode Highlights:

02:44 Meet William: Early Life as a Chinese American Growing Up in El Centro

08:10 Working in the Family Grocery Store & Life Lessons

15:40 Marriage, Dental School Struggles & Perseverance

25:05 44-Year Marriage & the Loss of His Wife, Anna

33:40 Life After Loss – Depression, Bills, Isolation & Survival

40:20 Remarrying After Loss & Meeting His Second Wife

46:00 Life Philosophy, Values & Treating People Right

50:30 Thriving at 81, Adaptability & Lifelong Learning

Resources:

Books

📖Grid: Once in a Lifetime You Get to Start Over by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette

📖Live, Love, Survive, Thrive! by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette (COMING SOON)

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• https://buymeacoffee.com/livelovesurvivethrive

"You can never care and love too much, so I've allowed myself to care and love even more in this new season of my life." —Daniel Gomez

Loss reshapes identity, and nobody comes out unchanged. In this episode, we name the hard parts of grief and show a path from raw pain to purposeful living that holds space for anger, tears, and faith.

Daniel Gomez shares how losing parents and siblings led to a crisis that became a calling to help others reclaim value, purpose, and joy. His story shows how grieving honestly and accepting spiritual and practical supports creates lasting resilience.

Press play to hear a clear, faith-friendly roadmap for moving from surviving to thriving, then use these takeaways to start small and steady change today.

• How to grieve without getting stuck and why men must be allowed to cry

• Recognizing grief for living people and pets and how to respond

• The difference between self-pity and healthy grieving release

• Practical rituals: celebrating life with three memory prompts

• Faith, prayer, and routine as emotional replenishment

• Choosing legacy over bitterness and reframing the obituary question

• Accept the Upgrade: shifting identity, work, family priorities

• How to get a free 30-minute discovery session with Daniel

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Episode Highlights:

03:34 Facing Grief and Turning Point: Losing Mom and Dad

07:30 The Cost of Bottling Emotions

13:35 Find Your Own Path: Rejecting Comparison and Social Media Pressure

19:12 Learn from the Palm-Tree

24:04 When Loving Someone Means Letting Them Go

29:34 Accept the Upgrade

34:44 How to Support Someone Grieving

37:18 How Will Your Obituary Read?

Resources:

Books

📖Grid: Once in a Lifetime You Get to Start Over by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette

📖Live, Love, Survive, Thrive! by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette (COMING SOON)

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To keep my podcast alive,

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📖 Accept the Upgrade: You Deserve It by Daniel Gomez

"We're all different. We're all unique in our own ways. And it's the same thing with dogs." —Troy McDaniel

A heavy season can pull energy down fast, especially when loss changes the rhythm of a home. Many of us try holding everything together while the world keeps moving, and it can feel impossible to rebuild any sense of calm. This conversation opens a path toward structure, healing, and small wins that help life feel steady again.

Troy McDaniel shares how losing his grandmother pushed him to step into the work she always believed he could do. His story moves from a prison dog-training program to a career built around dog psychology, leadership, and guiding grieving families into a new chapter.

Press play for a grounded, human look at how purpose grows from pain and how our pets often become the bridge that gets us moving again.

Key topics:

• How structure supports healing after loss

• Why pets often help us rebuild routine, energy, and direction

• The difference between dog training and dog behavior coaching

• Managing expectations when adding a new dog to the family

• How grief influences the way we relate to our pets

• Practical stories from real clients navigating loss

• Troy's journey from incarceration to dog psychology expert

• How dogs help us lead, reconnect, and take the next step

• Virtual coaching and what it can solve

• Troy's books and daily philosophy on living with purpose

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Episode Highlights:

02:29 Meet Troy: Dog Behavior Coach

05:18 Rebuilding After Loss of Grandma

09:28 Challenges and Realistic Expectations in Dog Ownership

14:10 Dog Psychology

19:03 How to Improve Your Relationship with Your Dog

24:14 Grow Through the Unexpected

Resources:

Books

📖Grid: Once in a Lifetime You Get to Start Over by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette

📖Live, Love, Survive, Thrive! by Dr. Kimberly Hubenette (COMING SOON)

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The Bad Dogs: Experience is the Best Mentor

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